24/February/2022 Top Medical Bulletin

Here are today's top medical stories

 Glucose-Lowering Pharmacotherapy effective in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Diabetes is the root cause of several other diseases. In individuals with diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is more extensive, less amenable to treatment, and associated with worse outcomes compared with the general population. Findings in JAMA Network open suggest that multifaceted interventions are needed to overcome the large gaps in pharmacotherapy use among this increasing population of patients at high risk of adverse outcomes.

LGBTQA+ pregnancy complications

Transgender people face several complications, this community people face severe disorders compared to the general population. Members of the LGBTQA+ community who give birth present to have a greater risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and postpartum hemorrhage, according to new research presented at the annual meeting sponsored by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Study concluded that birthing patients in likely sexual and gender minority partnerships experienced disparities in clinical outcomes.

Covid-19 and stroke interlinked risk factor in older people

A recent study in Neurology journal provides evidence that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with increased risk of acute ischemic stroke in the first 3 days after diagnosis in patients over 65 years of age.

Covid-19 has taken toll on several health aspects including stroke death rate, It's now well established that Coronavirus causes problems in the brain whereas, Stroke continues to be one of the leading causes of the disability in India and when the world is overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it becomes even more important to understand the Neurological impact of the virus

Promising skin probiotic could be a way to reduce antibiotic treatments for acne 

Antibiotics are used to treat or prevent some types of bacterial infection. They work by killing bacteria or preventing them from reproducing and spreading. Scientists are investigating an alternative approach for treating acne: using probiotics to alter the collection of bacteria and other microorganisms residing on the skin.

Although the microbial ecosystem (or "microbiome") on the skin may be perpetuate acne-causing inflammation, this ecosystem has proven difficult to alter. A new research published in Cell Reports Medicine, shows that specially-selected strains of lactobacilli both shift the skin microbiome in a positive manner and reduce acne lesions.

Exposure to marijuana in pregnancy tied with adverse neonatal outcomes

According to a recent study published in the JAMA Network Open, exposure to marijuana in pregnancy is linked with the occurrence of adverse neonatal outcomes and this study found that there was a significant increased risk of adverse neonatal outcomes. Hence, awareness needs to be created among women regarding the use of marijuana.

Cannabis has various mental and physical effects, which include euphoria, altered states of mind and sense of time, difficulty concentrating, impaired short-term memory, impaired body movement (balance and fine psychomotor control),relaxation, and an increase in appetite